Tom is a 2013 graduate of Ohio University with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology and a minor in Mathematics. While enrolled at Ohio University, Tom served as President of OUCAMS, as well as Cadet Commander of Air Force ROTC Detachment 650. Two years after earning his degree and his commission from Ohio University, Tom attended graduate school at Florida State University and earned his Master of Science in Meteorology in 2017. Tom is currently a Captain in the United States Air Force and is serving as a Flight Commander at the 21st Operational Weather Squadron at Kapaun Air Station, Germany. As Flight Commander, he leads a team of 47 Airmen and Sailors through 24/7 forecast production, which supports all military operations throughout both Europe and Africa. Upon finishing his assignment in May of 2020, Tom and his wife will move to Misawa Air Base, Japan, where he will assume responsibility as the Weather Flight Commander in charge of all base weather operations.

During his free time, Tom spends every opportunity to travel throughout Europe. Additionally, he spends many of his weekends throughout the winter months skiing in the Swiss and Austrian Alps. Tom is an avid sports fan and will regularly support the Pittsburgh Pirates, Steelers, Penguins, and the Florida State Seminoles. He is also an avid soccer fan and will regularly attend 1. FC Kaiserslautern games as a season ticket holder.

Sara graduated in 2016 with a B.S. in Meteorology and a minor in mathematics. She was the Fundraising Chair for OUCAMS in 2013-2014, and the Secretary for OUCAMS in the 2015-2016 school year. Sara was a forecaster for Scalia Lab from 2013-2016 as either a student, volunteer, or as a paid employee. In the summer of 2015 she interned at the Cuyahoga County Office of Emergency Management in Cleveland, OH. Since her sophomore year she has been working on a research project with Dr. Houser. This research is being written into a publication, during the summer of 2016, by Dr. Houser and Sara will be a contributing author. She will be pursuing a Master’s degree in Atmospheric Sciences at Ball State University as a graduate assistant in the Department of Geography. In her free time, she enjoys scrapbooking, reading, playing with her dog Lucca, hanging out with friends, and planning her wedding.

Alek Krautmann is a program analyst and science advisor for NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service (NESDIS) headquarters in Washington DC. He has also served as a NOAA Program Coordination Officer in providing senior staff support to the office of the NOAA administrator and as a policy advisor for satellites and environmental data. Prior to work in DC Alek was a meteorologist at the NWS New Orleans/Baton Rouge office. He was previously a Research Associate with the Southern Climate Impacts Planning Program (SCIPP), which is a NOAA Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments team at the Oklahoma Climatological Survey in Norman, OK. Alek works to promote an informed society; one that anticipates and is able to respond to the weather and climate hazards in our world.

Alek is a 2012 graduate of Ohio University (M.S. Geography). He was Associate Director at Scalia Lab from 2010 to 2012 and taught undergraduate meteorology lab courses. During this time he also served as co-chair of the American Meteorological Society Student Conference Planning Committee and completed the AMS Summer Policy Colloquium. Alek is a 2010 graduate of the University of Oklahoma (B.S. Meteorology), including a semester abroad at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Emily graduated from Ohio University in 2008 with a B.S. in Meteorology. After college, she moved to Washington, DC where she worked first for the American Meteorological Society’s Education Program and then for Eastern Research Group, an environmental consulting firm. She also earned a M.S. in Environmental Sciences and Policy from Johns Hopkins University in 2012. Since 2014, Emily’s husband’s career with the U.S. Air Force has taken their family all over the world. She currently works remotely for HeartLands Conservancy, an environmental non-profit based in southwestern Illinois.

Rosemary Kanters is currently a chemistry Ph.D. student at the Pennsylvania State University. She graduated from Ohio University in 2013 with a major in chemistry and minor in meteorology. She grew up in North Lawrence, OH, and graduated with honors from Tuslaw High School in 2009. Rosemary enjoys hiking, camping, and traveling and is a part of the American Chemical Society and the American Meteorological Society, along with its local chapter. In Summer 2011, she conducted atmospheric aerosol research at the Pennsylvania State University as a part of the NSF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) program, and she spent Summer 2012 conducting similar research in the Chemical Sciences Division at NOAA’s Earth Systems Research Laboratory in Boulder, CO as a part of the Ernest F. Hollings Scholarship Program. Rosemary currently studies interfacial bonding between metal nanoparticles and transition metal oxide supports for catalysis purposes. After completing graduate school, Rosemary plans to conduct environmental research in industry or for a government organization.

Megan graduated from Ohio University in 2016 with a B.S. in Meteorology and a minor in mathematics. She was a 3-year officer in OUCAMS, including being the President during her senior year, and was also the Geography Learning Community Leader. For both her junior and senior year, Megan was a member of Dr. Fogt’s research group on Antarctic climate, and was a contributing author on three published papers. Her interest in polar meteorology led her to Ohio State University for graduate school, where she was a TA in the Department of Geography and did her research with the Polar Meteorology group at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. Megan completed her M.S. degree and thesis on Southern Hemisphere mid- and high-latitude temperature trends in the summer of 2018, with the associated manuscript published in the October 2019 edition of the Journal of Climate.

After graduating from Ohio State, Megan began her career as a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Bismarck, North Dakota. She is very active in the climate program at the office, as well as with outreach events, and has enjoyed experiencing everything from tornadoes to blizzards. Outside of work, she loves traveling, hiking, watching sports, and trying out new recipes.

I graduated with a Meteorology-Geography degree in 2018 and with a minor in Recreation Management. During my time at OU, I was involved with OUCAMS all 4 years and was elected to the Fundraising Chair for OUCAMS for the 2017-18 school year. I interned at the Athens County EMA Office in Spring 2017 and Franklin County EMA Office in Winter ’17-’18. I have helped with COOP observations for NWS Charleston as well as a volunteer forecaster for Scalia Lab for Fall ’17. As for my future, I plan on attending Millersville University to pursue a Master’s degree in Emergency Management starting in Fall 2018 and will be a Student Volunteer for NWS Charleston, WV for Summer 2018. My goal is to get into the NWS or Emergency Management field. My email for future reference will be jtank2wx@gmail.com. Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions! I’m willing to help out and be a resource.